Articles tagged "Interview"

Enrique Norten's architecture aims to completely blur the boundaries between public and private real ms.

On the eve of PIN-UP magazine’s 10th anniversary, Architizer spoke with the publication’s founding e ditor Felix Burrichter about issue 20, graphic design in architecture and dream features for its future (Mr. Gehry, if you’re reading this … ). Emma Macdonald: Congratulations on the new issue. What brought about its theme, ‘garden variety’? Felix Burrichter: The…

Aileen Kwun and Bryn Smith’s newly released book Twenty Over Eighty: Conversations on a Lifetime in Architecture and Design is a veritable treasure trove of knowledge from a group of architects who have seen it all. Kwun and Smith’s premise was simple: Sit down with 20 key figures in the profession over the age of…

“I started the business a few days before I turned 30, and I thought I knew everything,” reflects de veloper Ian Gillespie. “That’s how I could start my own business! And then I got to 40 and thought ‘now I know everything.’ But as long as now, at the ripe old age of 50-something, I’ve realized…

There has been talk of 3D printing revolutionizing the construction industry for some time, but fant astical visions of outrageously intricate prototypes and robot builders have been tempered by suspicions amongst many that the technology is a novelty, lacking the practicality for use on a mass scale. With this in mind, experimental design firm Branch Technology’s…

‘Tiny Revolutions’ explores initiatives in grassroots architecture around the globe, addressing issu es of affordable, sustainable and accessible construction techniques and design solutions for developing communities. Winners of the 2016 Emerging Voices program hosted by the Architectural League, César Guerrero and Ana Cecilia Garza of S-AR were recently in New York City to talk about their…

OUR NEW COLUMN ‘Tiny Revolutions’ EXPLORES initiatives in grassroots architecture around the globe, addressing issues of affordable, sustainable and accessible construction techniques and design solutions for developing communities. All around the world, crowdfunding has empowered communities of all sizes to present grassroots projects and gain the support of thousands of people to make them happen.…

Architectural associations exist around the world to support local architects and encourage the publ ic to appreciate the contributions of architecture in creating good cities, good urban environments and — simply put — places where people want to be. Toon Dreessen is the President of the Ontario Association of Architects, and he talked with Architizer about…

ECDM is an architecture firm based in Paris, France. Founded by Emmanuel Combarel and Dominique Marr ec, the firm exhibits a specific design attitude, which aims to create seamless connections between the old and the new. This objective is translated in their contemporary and sustainable approaches to social and affordable housing projects in and around Paris,…